Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993

The Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993 was an Act passed by the Oireachtas. It abolished the county of Dublin and awarded county status to:

These new administrative counties have all the powers and institutions of the traditional counties.

Section 9 Part 1(a) states that on the establishment day (1 January 1994) the previous county of Dublin "shall cease to exist."

Section 15 Part 2 dissolved the former Dún Laoghaire Corporation.

The Act was enacted by the then Minister for the Environment, Michael Smith

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